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ive been thinking about getting a calcium reactor, but does this have all the gauges and co2 tanks... really, i am not sure what all i need to get one of these going... also, i have a 75 gallon, what is this rated for?

 

yea, that thing is huge...

i almost wonder if you coudl convert it to another form of a reactor...

 

just turn the drip rates down and you'll be fine, I have a korallin rated for a 700 gal tank on my 120 and as long as you set the drips right there shouldn't be a problem

 

You can easily dial this rx in.....it isn't too big. No way. You just need to set the rx water ph to 6.5-7.0. This is done by adjusting your co2 bubble count, and your effluent rate. The more bubbles, the higher the ph. The more effluent, the lower the ph. Somewhere inbetween you can get this dialed in. A good place to start is 1 bubble per second, and 3-4 drops of effluent per second. And no, the calcium in the reactor does not become more concentrated over time.

 

I don't think so Bill. The calcium will not dissolve and saturate the water if you have your CO2 and drip rates set correctly. The CO2 is the catalyst for the reaction that causes the calcium to dissolve and enter the water...so if you keep that down to a rate that's consistent with what you need for your drip rate, you should be fine. I've never tuned one of these in myself, but I've heard that it can take a bit of trial and error...just start low and keep cranking it up over time.

--AJ

 

Yeah, what he said... ;-)
--AJ

 

I would clarify there is a overall Tank PH level, and the effluent ph level.
if the effluent is running fast, it can bring down your tank's ph substantialy without a second "exit" stage to the reactor.

CO2 lowers PH
So, the faster that the effluent runs, the higher the ph will be, or the more C02 needed to bring it down to the same "reactor" level... and then the more Co2 leached into the system bringing the system PH down.

Start by setting your effluent rate, and matching the bubble count to that to get the 6.5-7 range... then watch your tanks Calc and alkalinity .... and adjust the effluent and bubble up or down depending on that.

oversized is much better than undersized in CA reactors, as long as your PH does not get too low.

 

Posted By PotRoast on 12/15/2009 11:57 AM
You can easily dial this rx in.....it isn't too big. No way. You just need to set the rx water ph to 6.5-7.0. This is done by adjusting your co2 bubble count, and your effluent rate. The more bubbles, the higher the ph. The more effluent, the lower the ph. Somewhere inbetween you can get this dialed in. A good place to start is 1 bubble per second, and 3-4 drops of effluent per second. And no, the calcium in the reactor does not become more concentrated over time.
you mean the more bubbles the lower the PH, the more effluent- higher PH inside reactor ..... ;-)

 

is there a co2 tank with it?